26984 words

bats

10 definitions • 8 examples
1
a specially shaped piece of wood used for hitting the ball in some games:

Examples:

2
a small animal like a mouse with wings that flies at night
3
to hit or try to hit a ball or other object with a bat:

Examples:

He batted the ball high into the air.
They batted the shuttlecock back and forth between them.
Jones will be the first to bat.
4
to hit or try to hit something small and make it move, usually with your hand:

Examples:

We were constantly batting flies off the food.
She crumpled up her coffee cup and batted it across the table.
The cat was batting lazily at a ball of wool.
5
to open and close your eyes quickly several times, especially to attract attention or admiration:

Examples:

bat your eyelashes She smiled and batted her eyelashes at him.
6
a specially shaped stick of wood or metal, used for hitting the ball esp. in baseball
7
a small, flying animal with big ears and wings of skin
8
to use a bat to hit the ball, esp. in baseball
9
If you bat at something, you hit it lightly:
10
to open and close your eyes quickly several times, esp. to attract attention or admiration

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